Pompeo: US 'Absolutely Not' Getting Out of the Middle East
Monday January 21, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the United States is "absolutely not" getting out of the Middle East.
"We’re a force for good," Pompeo said in an interview with Sinclair Broadcast Group according to The Hill. "The notion of get out doesn’t frankly – doesn’t capture what it is the Trump administration is intending to do. This is about protecting Americans, and we will do the things we need to do to protect America."
Pompeo reiterated that the decision to pull roughly 2,000 troops out of Syria is a "tactical" change that he insisted will not affect the U.S. mission in the region.
"We still have enormous reach there," he said. "We have the capability to do this. And most importantly, we have the direction from the commander, President Trump, to continue this fight. And even as we sit here today, even as we’re sitting in this room, the campaign in Syria against ISIS continues."
Reprinted with permission from TargetLiberty.